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NZ student achievement stabilises after years of decline, PISA results show

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand student achievement appears to be stabilising after years of decline, with the latest international PISA assessment showing pupils continuing to perform above...

English is now an official language. The Ministry of Education must review its language policies

Judy Gill -
The mixed te reo-English register now routine across New Zealand education did not appear overnight. Its policy roots stretch back decades — and one...

New HHS-commissioned report turns the question back on gender ideology’s enforcers – and here is the New Zealand postscript

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Independent investigative reporter Penny Marie examines what a new US report means for New Zealand's schools, courts, and Parliament For two decades, psychological research into...

Six years on…students still suffering, mandated-out teachers still persecuted

Ursula Edgington -
Toward the end of 2025, my colleague 'across the ditch', Michael Ginsburg at ActionableTruth.Media thoughtfully hosted an interview with myself and two Kiwi colleagues...

Former Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row found dead

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Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday has died aged 41, days after resigning amid allegations of plagiarism and scrutiny over claims about his...

Charter school enrolments increase – Seymour

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Charter school enrolments have increased sharply over the past year, with 1,732 students now attending 17 schools across New Zealand. Roll return data released on...

Extract of a speech I gave on my retirement from King’s College, Auckland in 2006

Martin Hanson -
As an ageing biology teacher, I find it interesting to look at the creatures in the education business from the evolutionary point of view. The...

Delhi police clash with students marching to parliament (Video)

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Thousands have converged on India’s top legislature, demanding the resignation of the education minister. Thousands of protestors, mostly young people, marched to India’s parliament on...

Why New Zealand parents are afraid to speak – and who’s profiting from their silence

Penny Marie -
Every time the debate flares up in New Zealand—over puberty blockers, school policies, or who competes in girls' sport—it gets dragged away from the...

Falsified food safety records linked to mass food poisoning at Canterbury student hall

Daily Telegraph NZ -
More than 160 students fell ill after eating chicken souvlaki at the University of Canterbury’s Uni Lodge Hall in November 2024, with an investigation...

Christchurch principal resigns amid child safety and conflict of interest allegations

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The principal of Christchurch Māori immersion school Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waitaha, Melissa Waitoa-Paki, has resigned following allegations she failed to safeguard students...

220,000 students assessed under new SMART reporting system

Daily Telegraph NZ -
More than 220,000 students across New Zealand have taken part in the Government's new Student Mentoring Assessment Tool (SMART), with Education Minister Erica Stanford...

Migrant surge doubles demand for English language support in schools

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A record 90,770 students across 1,754 New Zealand schools are receiving English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) funding in 2026, more than double...

South Island schools to receive 59 new classrooms

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government has announced a $62.5 million education infrastructure package for the South Island, funding 59 new classrooms and upgrades at several schools to...

Education … everyone knows change is needed but …

Alwyn Poole -
… there are so many signals that the current government is going about most things education related in the wrong way. It is highly...

Ferguson appointed new ERO Chief Executive

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government has appointed David Ferguson as the new Chief Executive and Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office, with Education Minister Erica...

New graduate work visa announced as immigration rules expanded

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A new six-month Short-term Graduate Work Visa and expanding eligibility has been introduced for the Post Study Work Visa in a move aimed at...

Black people lack the ‘cultural power’ to be racist against whites – British schools

Robert Bridge -
A UK school curriculum is pushing critical race theory in an initiative likely to incite more hatred than it resolves. Students are being taught that...

$40m funding for Early Childhood Education sector brought forward

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says early childhood education providers will receive financial relief six months earlier than expected, with increased subsidy payments now...

Government pauses homeschool regulation changes after backlash

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government has backed away from proposed homeschooling regulation changes following strong feedback from the sector, with Education Minister Erica Stanford confirming the measures...

Parents raise concerns over school-hosted gender diversity workshop

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Parent group Let Kids Be Kids (LKBK) has been made aware of an email sent to Wellington High School (WHS) families, announcing a school-hosted...

Home educators slam lack of consultation in proposed changes

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government has proposed tougher homeschooling oversight through late amendments to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill shortly after it emerged Tom...

Stanford accused of ‘undemocratic’ conduct over homeschooling changes

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Criticism is mounting against Education Minister Erica Stanford after proposed changes to New Zealand’s homeschooling laws were reportedly added to legislation after the select...

Teaching Council faces major shake-up under education reform changes

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Education Minister Erica Stanford says sweeping changes to the Teaching Council and wider education system will be debated in Parliament this week as amendments...

NCEA replacement qualifications confirmed

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government has unveiled further details of its planned replacement for NCEA, confirming a new subject-based qualification system aimed at making student achievement easier...

Yale medical school discriminates against Whites, Asians – DOJ

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A year-long inquiry by the federal authorities has uncovered “illegal” admissions practices that favour Black and Hispanic applicants. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has...

Seymour says ‘Climate Strike’ student protesters should stay in class

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says students participating in today’s climate strike would be better off attending school rather than missing classes to protest. Seymour...

16 truancy cases under investigation – Seymour

Daily Telegraph NZ -
More parents may face court action over failing to send their children to school, with the Ministry of Education confirming 16 chronic absence cases...

Sports academies in New Zealand schools

Alwyn Poole -
A lot of what is sold to students and families in NZ education is highly mythical and primarily for the benefit of the perception...

Irish teacher jailed over pronoun dispute dragged from chaotic appeal hearing (Video)

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Irish teacher Enoch Burke was forcibly removed from a disciplinary appeal hearing and returned to prison after a confrontation over the presence of legal...

Teacher censured after bar assault conviction

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A Christchurch teacher with over 20 years of martial arts experience has been censured by the Teaching Council after being convicted of injuring a...

Principal tackles school gunman in Oklahoma (Video)

Daily Telegraph NZ -
CCTV footage has captured the dramatic moment a high school principal confronted and subdued an armed attacker at a school in Oklahoma. The incident unfolded...

Where to from here?

Guy Hatchard -
After the failure of the Royal Commission on Covid-19, we are all wondering ‘where to from here?’ We are not alone. The entire biotech industry...

Social worker loses registration over teen sex chats

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A veteran social worker in her 40s has been struck off and ordered to pay more than $10,000 in costs after trading sexually explicit...

Staff censured after child left locked in daycare van for 80 minutes

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Two Auckland early childhood teachers have been found guilty of serious misconduct after a child was left locked in a preschool van for 80...

Student in custody after teacher injured in Waikato school incident

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A teacher has been injured and a student taken into custody following an incident at Tuakau College in Waikato, which prompted a lockdown on...

Government moves to replace NCEA

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government has taken a significant step toward overhauling New Zealand’s senior secondary education system, confirming plans to replace NCEA with a new qualifications...

A Catholic school, nine Maori Gods, and nine days of silence

Judy Gill -
Fear of the Ministry of Education overrides obedience to God. Nine days. That is how long it took a Catholic-ethos primary school to respond after concerns...

Government unveils simplified school reports

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Education Minister Erica Stanford says parents will soon receive clearer and more practical information about school performance through a major redesign of reports issued...

How does Diocesan School for Girls give effect to Te Tiriti O Waitangi?

Judy Gill -
Observations from an Open Day visit to one of New Zealand’s highest-performing schools. A visit to the Open Day at Diocesan School for Girls in...
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